Death_and_Dying

Death and Dying Death and Dying, Losing a Grandparent The death of a grandparent is a devastating time in a person’s life. However, when the grandparent contracts a fatal disease and suffers for the duration of the final stage of life, this can make the situation more overwhelming. Dying is a component of the life cycle (Santrock 1999), and this phase can be the most complex to endure. At the concluding stage of my grandfather’s life, he became dependent. We could only watch helplessly as he dwindled away. One thing that comes natural is to reflect upon the memories, comprehend what is taking place in the life cycle, and to treasure the memories that will be with me forever. Concrete Experience One of the earliest memories that I have is as a very young boy. I was about three or four years of age. My Grandfather had a large family and always drove a station wagon. Station wagons in those days are the equivalent to the Sports Utility Vehicles of today. I do not know why I can remember this story so well, but stage, grandfather, life, one, dying, family, death, time, person, during, final, very, suicide, stages, people, pain, experienced, experience, year, upon, memories, loved, eggs, disease, cycle, times, make, lived, live, knew, god, friends, difficult, church, better, away, about, words, through, things, something, say, road, right, pp, order, opportunity, ones, members